It was a nice streak for the Chicago Cubs bullpen. They were shutting down opponents, giving the Cubs offense a chance to win each game. Yesterday that went up in smoke as the bullpen issued seven walks–two with the bases loaded–as the comeback came up a run short in the 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.
Kyle Hendricks was unable to keep pace with his fellow starters Cole Hamels and Jose Quintana, but it wasn’t a terrible outing. Hendricks allowed three runs (two earned) over five innings of work.